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 |
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| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| pummel | pound |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |