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.

Random words

WordMeaning
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
prateto talk long and idly : chatter
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
floridvery flowery in style : ornate