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 |
|---|---|
| viand | an item of food |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
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| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
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| distend | extend |
| hardy | bold |
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