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 |
|---|---|
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| lugubrious | mournful |