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 |
|---|---|
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| engender | beget |