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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loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
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checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
denominationan act of denominating
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
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