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 |
|---|---|
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| submerge | to put under water |