GRE Word List
RESPLENDENT
shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
The meaning of the word resplendent is shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor.
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| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
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| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |