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
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
parochialof or relating to a church parish
virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
bovineof, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow
pluckto pull or pick off or out
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray