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 |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| repercussion | reflection |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| polity | political organization |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
