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 |
|---|---|
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| cataclysm | flood |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |