GRE Word List
ILLUSION
misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion
The meaning of the word illusion is misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unexceptionable | entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism |
| crevice | crack; fissure |
| mercantile | concerning trade or merchants |
| colossus | gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance |
| unison | unity of pitch (in musical performance); complete accord; Ex. The choir sang in unison. |
| discerning | mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive |
| pedigree | ancestry; lineage |
| belated | delayed |
| hale | healthy |
| factitious | artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears |