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 |
|---|---|
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| verge | brink |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| brazen | made of brass |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |