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 |
|---|---|
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| sentinel | sentry |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |