GRE Word List

LUSTROUS

reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle

The meaning of the word lustrous is reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle.

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WordMeaning
cessiona yielding to another : concession
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
swear-wordword considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
predecessorone that precedes
discretionindividual choice or judgment