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 |
|---|---|
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
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| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| dominate | rule |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| plane | airplane |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |