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
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
tricksterone who tricks: such as
sibyllineany 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)
amphibianan amphibious organism
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
obsidiana dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others