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 |
|---|---|
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| environ | encircle |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |