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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| ignite | to set afire |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
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| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |