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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| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
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| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |