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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| consort | associate |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |