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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gazette | newspaper |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| pilfer | steal |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |