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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WordMeaning
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
scalean instrument or machine for weighing
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
prongfork
cerebrationto use the mind : think
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
fabricateinvent
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
distantseparated in space : away