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 |
|---|---|
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |