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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| drab | slattern |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| billow | wave |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |