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 |
|---|---|
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| giddy | dizzy |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |