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
constraintthe act of constraining
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
crescendoa gradual increase
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush