GRE Word List
MIRAGE
an optical (see optical
The meaning of the word mirage is an optical (see optical.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertex | the top of the head |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |