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 |
|---|---|
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |