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 |
|---|---|
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| irate | roused to ire |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |