GRE Word List
TRANSPARENT
permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected; obvious; clear; Ex. transparent lie
The meaning of the word transparent is permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected; obvious; clear; Ex. transparent lie.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centaur | mythical figure, half man and half horse |
| countermand | cancel; revoke (an order) |
| renegade | deserter; traitor; ADJ. |
| obscure | dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning |
| dysentery | inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract |
| profound | deep; not superficial; complete; Ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; N. profundity |
| nib | beak(bill); pen point |
| finicky | too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food |
| jaundiced | yellowed; prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful) from long and disappointing experience of human affairs; Ex. with a jaundiced eye |
| aquiline | curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; Ex. aquiline nose |
