GRE Word List
TRANSPARENT
having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
The meaning of the word transparent is having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| repercussion | reflection |
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| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| environ | encircle |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| gnarl | snarl |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |