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 |
|---|---|
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| mortician | undertaker |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |