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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WordMeaning
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
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merita praiseworthy quality : virtue
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy
trekto make one's way arduously
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
recessthe action of receding : recession
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