GRE Word List
KALEIDOSCOPE
tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful
The meaning of the word kaleidoscope is tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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reverie | daydream; abstracted musing |
genre | particular variety of art or literature |
gracious | kind in a generous way (to someone less important) |
arduous | hard; strenuous; Ex. arduous work |
inadvertently | unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly |
pacifist | one opposed to force; antimilitarist; ADJ. N. pacifism: opposition to war as a means of resolving disputes |
colloquial | pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression |
latitude | freedom from narrow limitations |
biennial | every two years |
gyroscope | apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc. |