GRE Word List
MIMICRY
imitation
The meaning of the word mimicry is imitation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cognitive | having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing |
| phlegmatic | calm and unexcitable; not easily disturbed; CF. phlegm: sticky mucus produced in the respiratory tract |
| advocate | speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for |
| philology | study of language or words |
| homely | not good-looking; unattractive |
| holster | leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist) |
| postulate | self-evident truth; something assumed without proof; V: assume the truth of (as a basis of an argument) |
| catapult | slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult |
| integral | complete; necessary for completeness; Ex. integral part |
| maudlin | effusively sentimental |