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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| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |