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 |
|---|---|
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| writ | something written : writing |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |