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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| irate | roused to ire |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |