GRE Word List

LUNAR

crescent

The meaning of the word lunar is crescent.

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WordMeaning
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
lustrousreflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
numismatistthe study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals)
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype