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 |
|---|---|
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| opus | work |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |