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
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
vertexthe top of the head
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
jostleto come in contact or into collision
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep