GRE Word List
REPLICA
an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
The meaning of the word replica is an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| demerit | offense |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |