GRE Word List

MIRAGE

an optical (see optical

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

Random words

WordMeaning
sequesterto set apart : segregate
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
repineto feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
fortuitousoccurring by chance
sciondescendant
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
cringeto recoil in distaste
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship