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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |