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 |
|---|---|
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| stilted | pompous |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |