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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| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |