GRE Word List
MINIATURE
a copy on a much reduced scale
The meaning of the word miniature is a copy on a much reduced scale.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |