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 |
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| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| psychopathic | of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |