GRE Word List
GLOSSY
smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners
The meaning of the word glossy is smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leaven | add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens |
| supercilious | haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium |
| brandish | wave around (a weapon); flourish |
| ambience | environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature |
| virile | manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of strength |
| dispel | scatter; drive away; cause to vanish |
| nautical | pertaining to ships or navigation |
| compress | force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling, reduce fever, etc. |
| relegate | put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; Ex. relegate the old furniture to the children's room; Ex. relegated to the second division |
| decrepitude | state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age |
