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.

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stygianof or relating to the river Styx
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
predisposeto dispose in advance
cursiverunning
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
bookishof or relating to books
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
smotherto kill by depriving of air