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 |
|---|---|
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| overwhelm | upset |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |