GRE Word List
MIMICRY
imitation
The meaning of the word mimicry is imitation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| influx | flowing into |
| institution | instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom, practice, or relationship in a society; mental hospital; Ex. institution of marriage |
| nonchalance | indifference; lack of concern; composure; ADJ. nonchalant: unconcerned; cool; indifferent; Ex. nonchalant attitude to his debts |
| seclusion | isolation; solitude; V. seclude: set apart from others; isolate |
| plagiarize | steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own; Ex. ideas plagiarized from my article; N. plagiarism; CF. kidnap |
| artifacts | object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced |
| license | official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V. |
| credulity | belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete; ADJ. credulous |
| habituate | accustom or familiarize; addict |
| saboteur | one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carried out secretly) |
