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 |
|---|---|
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| sibling | sib |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |