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 |
|---|---|
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |