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 |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| swill | wash |
| grotto | cave |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |