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 |
|---|---|
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| farce | stuff |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |