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 |
|---|---|
| quarry | game |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |