GRE Word List

PELLUCID

admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion

The meaning of the word pellucid is admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion.

Random words

WordMeaning
rallyto muster for a common purpose
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
purgeto clear of guilt
capsizeto cause to overturn
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
cankeran erosive or spreading sore