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 |
|---|---|
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |