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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sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
gerontologythe comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics
prurientmarked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
pulchritudephysical comeliness