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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dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
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illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
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