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 |
|---|---|
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |