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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agglomerationthe action or process of collecting in a mass
solaceto give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
bewareto be on one's guard
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously