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.
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| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
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