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 |
|---|---|
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |