GRE Word List

MIRAGE

an optical (see optical

The meaning of the word mirage is an optical (see optical.

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dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
ambidextroususing both hands with equal ease or dexterity
casteone of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)