luminous
giving off light; bright or glowing
Luminous in a sentence
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The luminous dial glowed softly, casting a faint green light across the darkened cabin.
More GRE words starting with L
liable to change frequently and unpredictably; emotionally unstable
extremely complicated and full of confusing twists and turns
tearful or given to weeping; mournful
lacking enthusiasm, effort, or determination; carelessly lazy
lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; not impressive
using very few words; terse to the point of seeming blunt
one who falls behind or lags noticeably slower than others
to criticize or scold harshly
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