GRE Word List
DELUSIVE
deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises
The meaning of the word delusive is deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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irate | angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath |
vex | annoy; distress |
vassal | in feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord; subordinate or dependent |
usurp | seize another's power or rank (without legal authority); supplant; appropriate; N. usurpation; CF. take for one's own use |
optimist | person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism |
warren | tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area; crowded conditions in which people live |
mediocre | ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad |
intuition | immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition |
rooster | cock; adult male chicken |
irrefutable | indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable |