GRE Word List
LUCID
suffused with light : luminous
The meaning of the word lucid is suffused with light : luminous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| 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 |