GRE Word List

ILLUMINATE

to supply or brighten with light

The meaning of the word illuminate is to supply or brighten with light.

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temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
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graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma