Gloss
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To give a gloss or sheen to. To make (something) attractive by deception To become shiny. To add a gloss to (a text). To give a deliberately false interpretation of.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A surface shine or luster/lustre A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance A brief explanatory note or translation of a difficult or complex expression, usually inserted in the margin or between lines of a text. A glossary; a collection of such notes. An extensive commentary on some text. A deliberately misleading explanation.
Example sentence: When I had a child, everyone was telling me that I was going to see the world through her eyes, and everything was going to get this nice gloss to it. I kept waiting for that to happen, and thought there was a real problem with me that it wasn't.
Rubric
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A heading in a book highlighted in red.A title of a category or a class.An established rule or custom, a guideline.A printed set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.