GRE Word List
GOSSAMER
a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather
The meaning of the word gossamer is a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |