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 |
|---|---|
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |