Limpid
hardPositive toneLIM-pid
adjective
Definition
Clear and transparent; easily understood
Memory hook
LIMP-ID: a LIMP-ID pool is so calm and still that the water is perfectly clear and transparent.
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Examples
“The limpid prose made complex ideas accessible.”
“We could see fish swimming in the limpid water.”
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“The ______ prose made complex ideas accessible.”
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GRE Tip
Limpid is a hard-difficulty GRE word. On the GRE, you might see it paired with synonyms like "pellucid" or "lucid" in Sentence Equivalence questions. Look for contrast clues (however, despite, although) that signal the opposite meaning. Words like "murky".
Related GRE Words
pellucid
Translucently clear; easily understood
perspicuous
Clearly expressed and easily understood; lucid
coherent
Logical and consistent; able to speak clearly and logically
lucid
Expressed clearly; easy to understand
transparent
Easy to perceive or detect; open and frank
unambiguous
Not open to more than one interpretation; clear
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