GRE Word List
GLOW
to shine with or as if with an intense heat
The meaning of the word glow is to shine with or as if with an intense heat.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |