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
transcendentaltranscendent
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance