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 |
|---|---|
| venue | locale |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| duration | continuance in time |