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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| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
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| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| opus | work |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
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