GRE Word List

GLOSSY

having a surface luster or brightness

The meaning of the word glossy is having a surface luster or brightness.

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WordMeaning
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
reverberatereflect
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
apoplexystroke
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
perditioneternal damnation