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 |
|---|---|
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| quorum | a select group |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |