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 |
|---|---|
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |