GRE Word List
GLOW
shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color
The meaning of the word glow is shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nascent | incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music |
| dilate | expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject) |
| hapless | unfortunate; luckless |
| tyranny | oppression; cruel government; ADJ. tyrannical: of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic; V. tyrannize: treat tyrannically; oppress |
| morbid | given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease |
| retrench | cut down; cut down expenses; economize |
| mortar | vessel in which substances are crushed with a pestle |
| stipend | pay for services |
| primary | first in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first |
| bluff | pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured |