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 |
|---|---|
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| hallowed | holy |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |