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 |
|---|---|
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |