GRE Word List
ILLUSIVE
based on or producing illusion : illusory
The meaning of the word illusive is based on or producing illusion : illusory.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| blackball | to vote against |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| parlance | speech |
| dingy | dirty |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |