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 |
|---|---|
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |