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 |
|---|---|
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| ensconce | shelter |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |