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 |
|---|---|
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| polity | political organization |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| predilection | an established preference for something |