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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hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
convolutedhaving convolutions
maneuvera military or naval movement
poisebalance
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
purportedreputed
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
founderone that founds or establishes
lustera glow of reflected light : sheen
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry