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 |
|---|---|
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |