GRE Word List
ILLUMINATE
to supply or brighten with light
The meaning of the word illuminate is to supply or brighten with light.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| cataclysm | flood |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |