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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presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
clariona medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
diatribea bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
psychicof or relating to the psyche : psychogenic