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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WordMeaning
habituateto make used to something : accustom
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espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
cadavera dead body
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
parochialof or relating to a church parish
urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)