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 |
|---|---|
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |