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 |
|---|---|
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |