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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |