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
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
revulsiona strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
woea condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
existentialof, relating to, or affirming existence
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
cremateto subject to cremation