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 |
|---|---|
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |