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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| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |