GRE Word List
MIMICRY
an instance of mimicking
The meaning of the word mimicry is an instance of mimicking.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| requite | to make return for : repay |