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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WordMeaning
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
siderealof, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
suitorone that petitions or entreats
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting