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
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
ebullientboiling
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
yieldto bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
pendingduring
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
ventralof or relating to the belly : abdominal