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 |
|---|---|
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| sophist | philosopher |