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 |
|---|---|
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| defer | put off |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| grudging | unwilling |
| verge | brink |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |