GRE Word List
STEREOTYPE
one regarded as embodying a set image or type; fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture often reflecting prejudice; Ex. stereotype of the happy slave; V: make a stereotype of; represent by a stereotype; Ex. It is wrong to stereotype people; Ex. stereotyped answer
The meaning of the word stereotype is one regarded as embodying a set image or type; fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture often reflecting prejudice; Ex. stereotype of the happy slave; V: make a stereotype of; represent by a stereotype; Ex. It is wrong to stereotype people; Ex. stereotyped answer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epigram | witty thought or saying, usually short |
| derivative | unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N. |
| droll | queer and amusing |
| flair | talent |
| spectrum | colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; broad and continuous range; Ex. whole spectrum of modern thoughts |
| physiognomy | face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features |
| caption | title; chapter heading; text under illustration |
| tenet | doctrine; dogma |
| criteria | standards used in judging; CF. criterion |
| behemoth | huge creature; something of monstrous size or power |