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
latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
grudgingunwilling
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
omnivorousfeeding on both animal and vegetable substances
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance