GRE Word List
GLOSS
a surface luster or brightness : shine
The meaning of the word gloss is a surface luster or brightness : shine.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |