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 |
|---|---|
| attentive | mindful |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| thespian | actor |
| scotch | scottish |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |