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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winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
finishto come to an end : terminate
fienddevil
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serebeing dried and withered
suspensethe state of being suspended : suspension
expoundto set forth : state
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