GRE Word List
GOSSAMER
sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb
The meaning of the word gossamer is sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propinquity | nearness (in space or relationship); proximity; kinship |
| tout | promote or publicize (one's goods or service); praise excessively (as a form of advertisement); CF. advertise |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved |
| extraneous | not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject |
| unceremonious | not done politely without due formalities |
| umbrage | resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; Ex. take umbrage at his rudeness |
| pterodactyl | extinct flying reptile; CF. wing+finger |
| mendacious | lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity |
| acquiesce | assent; agree passively; comply without protest |
| sanguinary | bloody; with much bloodshed |
