GRE Word List
ASTIGMATISM
a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image
The meaning of the word astigmatism is a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
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| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
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| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
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