GRE Word List
ILLUSION
a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
The meaning of the word illusion is a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| hallowed | holy |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| regime | regimen |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |