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 |
|---|---|
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| slew | a large number |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |