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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| provident | frugal |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |