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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |