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.

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imperilto bring into peril : endanger
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correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
onusburden
retrenchcut down
sledgesledgehammer