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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| billow | wave |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |