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 |
|---|---|
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| connoisseur | expert |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| scourge | whip |
| avow | to declare assuredly |