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 |
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| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
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| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
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| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |