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 |
|---|---|
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
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| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| expatriate | banish |
| overwhelm | upset |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |