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 |
|---|---|
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| imbue | endow |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| residual | remainder |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| denizen | inhabitant |