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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| whittle | a large knife |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |