GRE Word List
LUMINOUS
emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
The meaning of the word luminous is emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |