GRE Word List

MIMICRY

an instance of mimicking

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

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quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
dissipateto break up and drive off