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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| grate | grating |