GRE Word List
LUMINOUS
shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs
The meaning of the word luminous is shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dirge | funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person) |
| delude | deceive |
| breed | produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant |
| lilliputian | extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels |
| astral | relating to the stars |
| gentle | kindly; soft; mild; of good family |
| figment | invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination |
| credential | evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court. |
| vanguard | forerunners; foremost position of an army; advance forces; foremost position in a trend or movement; CF. rearguard |
| spin | rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.); N. |