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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graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
well-bredhaving or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class
sciondescendant
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
emollientmaking soft or supple
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)