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 |
|---|---|
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| verge | brink |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état |