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.

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WordMeaning
deifyto make a god of
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enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
obsessivetending to cause obsession
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")