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 |
|---|---|
| precipitant | precipitate |
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| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |