GRE Word List
LUMINARY
a person of prominence or brilliant achievement
The meaning of the word luminary is a person of prominence or brilliant achievement.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| appease | pacify |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |