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
touchymarked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
menageriea place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
seasona time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships