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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| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
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| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
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| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |