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41gloss — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. luster, sheen, shine, finish, polish; glaze, veneer; deception, speciousness. See light, smoothness, shallowness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Shine] Syn. gleam, shimmer, polish; see finish 2 . 2.… …
42gush — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. pour, flow, jet, spurt; effuse, issue, emit, spout. See egress, water. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jet, spray, spout; see fountain 2 . v. 1. [To spout] Syn. pour, well, spew; see flow 2 . 2. [To emit… …
43sugarcoat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. sweeten, glaze. See sweetness, moderation. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. sweeten, gloss over, make agreeable, make palatable, honey, candy. ANT.: poison III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To… …
44varnish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shellac, lac, lacquer; spar; gloss, mitigation, whitewash, excuse. v. t. shellac, lacquer, etc.; palliate, glaze, gloss, excuse, whitewash; finish. See smoothness, covering. II (Roget s IV) n. Colors… …
45veneer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. facing, overlay, coating, shell; superficial polish, facade. See layer, shallowness, covering. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An outer layer] Syn. surface, exterior, covering; see cover 1 . 2. [A superficial… …
46explain away — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To conceal or make light of a fault or offense: extenuate, gloss over, gloze (over), palliate, sleek over, whitewash. See SHOW. II verb See EXPLAIN …
47gloss over — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To conceal or make light of a fault or offense: explain away, extenuate, gloze (over), palliate, sleek over, whitewash. See SHOW …
48sleek over — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To conceal or make light of a fault or offense: explain away, extenuate, gloss over, gloze (over), palliate, whitewash. See SHOW. II verb See sleek …
49Vindication — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Vindication >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vindication vindication justification warrant Sgm: N 1 exoneration exoneration exculpation Sgm: N 1 acquittal acquittal &c. 970 Sgm: N 1 whitewashing whitewashing …
50gloss — English has two words gloss. The one meaning ‘shining surface’ [16] is of unknown origin, although no doubt it belongs ultimately to the general nexus of words beginning gl which mean broadly ‘bright, shining’. Forms such as Icelandic glossi… …
