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 |
|---|---|
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| retrench | cut down |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |