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 |
|---|---|
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |