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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| scourge | whip |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |