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 |
|---|---|
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| freebooter | pirate |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| succor | relief |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| acetic | vinegary |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |