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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |