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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| concur | to express agreement |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| bacchanal | orgy |