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 |
|---|---|
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| peerless | matchless |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| dys- | abnormal |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| reaper | one that reaps |