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
cataclysmflood
cringeto recoil in distaste
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
nauseateto become affected with nausea
behemotha mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God
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graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground