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 |
|---|---|
| catechism | oral instruction |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| fleck | streak |