GRE Word List

MIMICRY

an instance of mimicking

The meaning of the word mimicry is an instance of mimicking.

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WordMeaning
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
depleteto empty of a principal substance
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
juridicalof or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
dupeone that is easily deceived or cheated : fool