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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| grudging | unwilling |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |