GRE Word List
ILLUMINATE
brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten; enable to understand; Ex. illuminating remarks
The meaning of the word illuminate is brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten; enable to understand; Ex. illuminating remarks.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epoch | period of time |
| browse | graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually |
| usage | act or manner of using; accepted practice; way in which words are actually used |
| supererogatory | superfluous; more than needed or demanded |
| representational | showing things as they actually appear in real life |
| euphony | sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious |
| plasticity | ability to be molded; ADJ. plastic: capable of being shaped or molded; Ex. plastic material such as clay |
| rousing | lively; inducing excitement; stirring; V. rouse: waken; arouse from sleep or depression; excite; stir up |
| periphery | outside edge especially of a round surface; perimeter; Ex. periphery of the town |
| pernicious | very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia |
