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 |
|---|---|
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| scintilla | spark |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |