refulgent
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dʒənt adjective
shining brightly; radiant; gleaming: Crystal chandeliers and gilded walls made the opera house a refulgent setting for the ball.
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refulgent (rɪˈfʌldʒənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| literary shining, brilliant, or radiant | |
| [C16: from Latin refulgēre to shine brightly, from | |
| re'fulgence | |
| —n | |
| re'fulgency | |
| —n | |
| re'fulgently | |
| —adv | |
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Refulgent
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is revere. Does it mean:
| to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate: |
| To force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally. |
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Word Origin & History
refulgent
c.1500, from L. refulgentem (nom. refulgens), prp. of refulgere "flash back, shine brilliantly," from re- "back" + fulgere "to shine" (see bleach).
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Example sentences
Color, refulgent and ecstatic, turns out to trump sculptural form.
It's a striking idea, an artist famed for his lush, refulgent canvases laboring in a dim room by such cold and meager light.
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