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 |
|---|---|
| comprise | to be made up of |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| trample | tramp |
| demerit | offense |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| junket | trip |
| fulcrum | prop |