GRE Word List
MIMICRY
an instance of mimicking
The meaning of the word mimicry is an instance of mimicking.
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| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
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| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
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| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
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| lopsided | leaning to one side |