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
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
indubitabletoo evident to be doubted : unquestionable
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
regattaa rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races
somnambulistan abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
choicethe act of choosing : selection
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
climeclimate