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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WordMeaning
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
hatcha small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
sheerunqualified
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
entomologya branch of zoology that deals with insects