Bare and Gloss

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Bare verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).

Usage example: finally bared the secret that she had kept to herself for so long

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Gloss is an antonym for bare.

Nearby Words: barely, bared, bareness

Gloss verb - To make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure.

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Bare is an antonym for gloss.

Nearby Words: glossy, glossed, glossiness, glossing

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