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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spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
satiatefilled to satiety
bookishof or relating to books
mishapan unfortunate accident
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
retortto pay or hurl back : return
commemorativeintended as a commemoration