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 |
|---|---|
| imbibe | drink |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |