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 |
|---|---|
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| cursive | running |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |