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 |
|---|---|
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |