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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evenhandedfair
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
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lavishexpending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
implodeto burst inward
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
congenitalexisting at or dating from birth
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious