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 |
|---|---|
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| whimsy | whim |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |