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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reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
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assentto agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
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enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
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vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
virusany of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants