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 |
|---|---|
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| upright | perpendicular |