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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| rotunda | a round building |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |