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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mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
overturnto cause to turn over : upset
impetusa driving force : impulse
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
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disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
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