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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executiveof or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
cascadea steep usually small fall of water
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
facadethe front of a building
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle