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 |
|---|---|
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| retiring | reserved |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |