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 |
|---|---|
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |