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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incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
defalcatededuct
benefactorsomeone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit
deifyto make a god of
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
gravitydignity or sobriety of bearing
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
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