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
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
ciliatedpossessing cilia
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
whinnyto neigh especially in a low or gentle way
hermitagethe habitation of a hermit
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub