GRE Word List
MIMICRY
an instance of mimicking
The meaning of the word mimicry is an instance of mimicking.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contest | strive |
| 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") |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| stilted | pompous |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |