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 |
|---|---|
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |