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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expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
trickleto issue or fall in drops
traumaticpsychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems
miniona servile dependent, follower, or underling
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
affectedartificial; pretended
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating