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glossary

n. an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

rubric

n. an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text

glossiness, polish, burnish

n. the property of being smooth and shiny

provide a gloss for

v. provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase

comment

v. provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written"

color, colour

v. gloss or excuse; "color a lie"

polish, burnish

v. give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

annotation, note, notation

n. a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"

comment, commentary

n. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"

footnote, footer

n. a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

observation, reflection, reflexion

n. a remark expressing careful consideration

account, story, history, chronicle

n. a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"

glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle

n. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

luster, lustre, splendor, splendour, brilliancy

n. a quality that outshines the usual

paraphrase, rephrase, reword

v. express the same message in different words

recap, recapitulate, summarize briefly

v. summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas"

explain, explicate

v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

clear up, clarify, elucidate

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

elaborate, expatiate, expound, expatiate on, expatiate upon, elaborate on, elaborate upon, flesh out, dilate on, enlarge on, expand on, dilate upon

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

define

v. determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?"

scrub, scour

v. clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"

smooth, shine, polish, smoothen

v. make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

burnish, buff, flush, furbish

v. polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"

edit, redact, change a text

v. prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"

polish, refine, fine down, make elegant

v. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"

cut, edit, edit out

v. prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"

scour, abrade

v. rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"

gloss over, skimp over, smooth over, skate over, slur over

v. treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly

cover, whitewash, hush up, cover up, gloss over, sleek over

v. gloss over

dull, make dull in appearance

v. "Age had dulled the surface"

blunt, make blunt, dull, make dull

v. make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"

smear, smudge, blur, smutch

v. make a smudge on; soil by smudging

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