GRE Word List
MIMICRY
an instance of mimicking
The meaning of the word mimicry is an instance of mimicking.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |