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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |