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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WordMeaning
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
pontificalepiscopal attire
braggarta loud arrogant boaster
daintysomething delicious to the taste
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
concorda state of agreement : harmony
apparitionan unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon