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 |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |