GRE Word List
DIAPHANOUS
characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
The meaning of the word diaphanous is characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |