GRE Word List
LUSCIOUS
having a delicious taste or smell : sweet
The meaning of the word luscious is having a delicious taste or smell : sweet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |