GRE Word List

EFFULGENT

radiant splendor : brilliance

The meaning of the word effulgent is radiant splendor : brilliance.

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WordMeaning
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
maniacalaffected with or suggestive of madness
dulcetsweet to the taste