GRE Word List
TRANSLUCENT
permitting the passage of light:
The meaning of the word translucent is permitting the passage of light:.
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| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
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| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |