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 |
|---|---|
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |