GRE vocabulary

Phantasm

a product of fantasy; an illusory mental image.

Example

"The old house was filled with eerie shadows, creating a phantasmagoric atmosphere that played tricks on the mind."

From Greek 'phantasma', meaning 'an appearance, apparition', from 'phainesthai' (to appear).

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