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 |
|---|---|
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
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| rotunda | a round building |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| whittle | a large knife |
| provident | frugal |