GRE Word List
DELUSION
something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
The meaning of the word delusion is something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |