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
monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike