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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| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |