luminary

Day 15Level 1

LOO-muh-ner-ee

eminent person

light giving body; a celestial body

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

star, personality, celebrity

Example Sentence:

The speakers are handpicked luminaries and rising stars who also publish a detailed discussion of their work.

Related Words

ill-timed

uh-nak-ruh-NIS-tik

occurring in the wrong time period

soothing

AAH-nuh-dien

pain killing drug; pain reliever;

to irritate

aan-TAA-guh-niez

to irritate or provoke anger

greed

A-vuh-rus

extreme greed especially for wealth

conspiracy

kuh-BAHL

a small group of secret plotters

defamation

KAA-luhm-nee

a false statement made to damage somebody's reputation