Vocabulary : Gloriole to Gloss

Gloriole : An aureole.
Gloriosa : A genus of climbing plants with very showy lilylike blossoms, natives of India.
Glorioser : A boaster.
Glorioso : A boaster.
Glorious : Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent; splendid; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious deeds. ;; Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful; ostentatious; vainglorious. ;; Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink.

Glory : Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown. ;; That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise; excellency; brilliancy; splendor. ;; Pride; boastfulness; arrogance. ;; The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven; celestial honor; heaven. ;; An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line. ;; To exult with joy; to rejoice. ;; To boast; to be proud.
Glorying : of Glory
Glose : See Gloze.
Gloser : See Glosser.
Gloss : Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss. ;; A specious appearance; superficial quality or show. ;; To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth. ;; A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation. ;; An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary. ;; A false or specious explanation. ;; To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate. ;; To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation. ;; To make comments; to comment; to explain. ;; To make sly remarks, or insinuations.

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