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 |
|---|---|
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| pugilist | fighter |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |