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 |
|---|---|
| provision | act of providing; something provided; preparatory measure; provisions: necessary supplies (esp. food); stipulation; condition in an agreement; Ex. According to the provisions of the agreement |
| equine | resembling a horse; Ex. equine face |
| noncommittal | neutral; refusing commitment to a particular opinion; unpledged; undecided |
| natation | swimming |
| appease | pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement |
| entrance | put under a spell(condition caused by magical power); carry away(fill with strong feeling) with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight |
| galvanic | of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani |
| scuffle | struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry; N. CF. scuffling twins ? |
| tortuous | winding; full of curves; Ex. tortuous mountain road |
| implicit | understood but not stated; implied; unquestioning and complete; Ex. implicit trust |
