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 |
|---|---|
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| wanton | merciless |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| maroon | a dark red |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |