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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sanction | a formal decree |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |