GRE Word List
KALEIDOSCOPE
an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
The meaning of the word kaleidoscope is an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |