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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optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
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ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
amendto put right
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God