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
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
unassumingnot assuming : modest
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
tillerone that tills : cultivator
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
donto put on (an article of clothing)
perforateto make a hole through