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 |
|---|---|
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |