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
resurrectto raise from the dead
vitalof the utmost importance
omniscienthaving infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly