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 |
|---|---|
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| fauna | animal life |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |