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 |
|---|---|
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| maroon | a dark red |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |