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 |
|---|---|
| disclose | to make known or public |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |