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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |