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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| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
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| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
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