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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WordMeaning
sleazylacking firmness of texture : flimsy
bombardmenta late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
prosodythe study of versification
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
pastoralof, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing