GRE Word List
ILLUMINATE
to supply or brighten with light
The meaning of the word illuminate is to supply or brighten with light.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |