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 |
|---|---|
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |