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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WordMeaning
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
myriadten thousand
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
snipa small piece that is snipped off
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
enraptureto fill with delight
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns