GRE Word List
MIMICRY
an instance of mimicking
The meaning of the word mimicry is an instance of mimicking.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| quench | put out |
| hirsute | hairy |