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 |
|---|---|
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |