GRE Word List

MIMICRY

an instance of mimicking

The meaning of the word mimicry is an instance of mimicking.

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WordMeaning
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
foraya sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
verbatimin the exact words : word for word
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
artificeclever or artful skill : ingenuity
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic