GRE Word List

MIRAGE

an optical (see optical

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

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archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
concurto express agreement
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
dissolutionthe act or process of dissolving: such as
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays