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 |
|---|---|
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| venue | locale |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |