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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implicationsomething implied: such as
loutto bow in respect
affectedartificial; pretended
grillto broil on a grill
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
desiccateto dry up
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it