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 |
|---|---|
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |