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 |
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| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |