GRE Word List
LUMEN
unit of light energy (one candle's worth)
The meaning of the word lumen is unit of light energy (one candle's worth).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caustic | burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless |
| toady | servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant; V: be a toady to; fawn |
| supplicate | petition humbly; pray to grant a favor |
| defray | provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay |
| leonine | like a lion |
| circumspect | prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought |
| crave | desire; want intensely |
| matrimony | state of being married |
| recourse | resorting to help when in trouble; Ex. without recourse to |
| conviction | judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief |
