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 |
|---|---|
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |