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.

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WordMeaning
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
penurya cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
vivaciouslively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
prateto talk long and idly : chatter
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining