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 |
|---|---|
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| 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 |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| savant | a person of learning |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |