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 |
|---|---|
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |