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

WordMeaning
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
potpourria mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
aspirantone who aspires
consanguineousof the same blood or origin