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 |
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| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| cohorts | companion |
| afterlife | an existence after death |