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 |
|---|---|
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |