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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WordMeaning
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
influxa coming in
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
cloistera monastic establishment
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced