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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urbanenotably polite or polished in manner
decreean order usually having the force of law
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
opuswork
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
begetto procreate as the father : sire
laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly
labyrintha place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys