GRE Word List
TRANSLUCENT
permitting the passage of light:
The meaning of the word translucent is permitting the passage of light:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mischance | bad luck |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| verge | brink |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |