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
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
invalidnot valid:
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
cemeterya burial ground
reminiscentof the character of or relating to reminiscence
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet