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 |
|---|---|
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |