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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |