GRE Word List

GLOSS

a surface luster or brightness : shine

The meaning of the word gloss is a surface luster or brightness : shine.

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WordMeaning
callousbeing hardened and thickened
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
estimablecapable of being estimated
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
spruceto make spruce
invoketo petition for help or support
psychicof or relating to the psyche : psychogenic
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute