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 |
|---|---|
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| ensconce | shelter |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| trample | tramp |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |