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.

Random words

WordMeaning
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy
engenderbeget
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
unsulliednot soiled or tarnished : not sullied