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 |
|---|---|
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
