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 |
|---|---|
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |