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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| stench | stink |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| whimsy | whim |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |