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 |
|---|---|
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| opus | work |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |