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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| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
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| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
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