GRE Word List

ILLUMINATE

to supply or brighten with light

The meaning of the word illuminate is to supply or brighten with light.

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WordMeaning
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
unsavoryinsipid
dramaa composition (see composition
ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
voyeursomeone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
direexciting horror
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling