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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|---|---|
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
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| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
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| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
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| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
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