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 |
|---|---|
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
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| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |