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 |
|---|---|
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |