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 |
|---|---|
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| fester | to generate pus |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| forebears | ancestor |