GRE Word List
ILLUSION
misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion
The meaning of the word illusion is misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shed | small roofed structure for storage and shelter; V: pour forth; lose by natural process; repel without allowing penetration; radiate; cast; Ex. shed tears/light/water/skin/leaves |
| maternal | motherly; N. maternity: motherhood |
| boisterous | violent; rough; noisy |
| compact | agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement |
| submissive | willing to obey orders; yielding; timid |
| multifarious | varied; greatly diversified; Ex. multifarious activities |
| benign | kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor |
| verdigris | green coating or patina on copper which has been exposed to the weather |
| flippant | lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy |
| eugenic | pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race |
