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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |