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 |
|---|---|
| amity | friendship |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |