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 |
|---|---|
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| evenhanded | fair |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| brook | creek |