GRE Word List
MINIATURE
small model; small painting; ADJ: small
The meaning of the word miniature is small model; small painting; ADJ: small.
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| doff | take off; OP. don |
| impuissance | powerlessness; feebleness |
| foresight | ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future |
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| canker | any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer |
| mordant | biting; sarcastic; stinging; (apprec.) incisive; cutting; Ex. mordant pen/wit |
| dowry | money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage |