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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far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
repulseto drive or beat back : repel
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
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flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
waketo be or remain awake
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
jabberto talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
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