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 |
|---|---|
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |