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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dingydirty
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
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confideto have confidence : trust
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
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retrenchcut down