GRE Word List

MIME

an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner

The meaning of the word mime is an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner.

Random words

WordMeaning
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
accommodateto provide with something desired, needed, or suited
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
coiffurea style or manner of arranging the hair
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
juridicalof or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge