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 |
|---|---|
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| drivel | nonsense |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |