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 |
|---|---|
| render | to melt down |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |