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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amityfriendship
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pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
misogynista person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person
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sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
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