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.
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| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
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| forebears | ancestor |
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