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

WordMeaning
energizeto make energetic, vigorous, or active
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing
cringeto recoil in distaste
finitehaving definite or definable limits
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
occidentwest
unassumingnot assuming : modest
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
feralof, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast