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 |
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| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |