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 |
|---|---|
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |