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 |
|---|---|
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| natal | native |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| vixen | a female fox |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |