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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| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
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| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |