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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patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
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torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk