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 |
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| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |