GRE Word List
LUMEN
the cavity of a tubular organ or part
The meaning of the word lumen is the cavity of a tubular organ or part.
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|---|---|
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| nourish | nurture |
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| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
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| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |