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 |
|---|---|
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| rider | one that rides |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |