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 |
|---|---|
| clip | encompass |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| impuissance | weakness |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |