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 |
|---|---|
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| veracious | truthful |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |