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 |
|---|---|
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| executioner | one who executes |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| wanton | merciless |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |