GRE Word List
TRANSLUCENT
permitting the passage of light:
The meaning of the word translucent is permitting the passage of light:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |