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 |
|---|---|
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| garnish | decorate |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |