GRE words about imitation and originality
A collection of GRE vocabulary words that explore themes of imitation and originality, providing a nuanced understanding of their meanings and contexts.
Quiz(32 questions)
1. What does 'mimic' mean?
Terms in this Study Set(32)
Words of Imitation(16)
Mimic
To imitate someone or something
Copycat
A person who imitates others
Imitative
Tending to imitate or copy
Simulation
An imitation of a situation or process
Replicate
To make an exact copy of
Echo
To repeat or imitate someone's words or actions
Facsimile
An exact copy or reproduction
Clone
To produce an identical copy of
Aping
To mimic or imitate, often in a mocking way
Doppelgänger
A person who looks remarkably like another
Reproduction
The action of copying or reproducing something
Mock
To imitate in a way that ridicules
Impersonate
To pretend to be someone else
Counterfeit
To make a false imitation of something
Replica
A reproduction or copy of an original
Facetious
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor, often mimicking
Words of Originality(16)
innovative
characterized by new ideas or methods
creativity
the ability to produce original ideas
original
not derived from something else; unique
avant-garde
favoring or introducing experimental ideas and methods
ingenious
clever, original, and inventive
pioneering
involving new ideas or methods; groundbreaking
distinctive
serving to distinguish or set apart; unique
imaginative
having or showing creativity or inventiveness
novelty
the quality of being new, original, or unusual
idiosyncratic
peculiar or individual; unique to a person
unconventional
not based on or conforming to what is generally done
artistic
relating to or characteristic of art or artists
visionary
thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom
authentic
of undisputed origin; genuine and original
creative process
the series of steps taken to produce original work
trendsetter
one who leads the way in fashion or ideas
Questions in this Study Set(32)
1. What does 'mimic' mean?
2. What does 'innovative' mean?
3. Which word means a person who imitates others?
4. Which word means 'the ability to produce original ideas'?
5. In the context of imitation, what does 'imitative' mean?
6. What does 'original' mean?
7. What does 'simulation' refer to?
8. Which word means 'favoring or introducing experimental ideas and methods'?
9. Which term means to make an exact copy of something?
10. What does 'ingenious' mean?
11. In a sentence: The artist created an ________ of the famous sculpture.
12. Which word means 'involving new ideas or methods; groundbreaking'?
13. What does 'clone' mean?
14. What does 'distinctive' mean?
15. Which word describes imitating in a mocking way?
16. Which word means 'having or showing creativity or inventiveness'?
17. What does 'doppelgänger' mean?
18. What does 'novelty' mean?
19. What does 'reproduction' refer to in the context of imitation?
20. Which word means 'peculiar or individual; unique to a person'?
21. In what context might you use the word 'mock'?
22. What does 'unconventional' mean?
23. Which term means to pretend to be someone else?
24. Which word means 'relating to or characteristic of art or artists'?
25. What does 'counterfeit' mean?
26. What does 'visionary' mean?
27. In the context of reproduction, what does 'replica' mean?
28. Which word means 'of undisputed origin; genuine and original'?
29. In a humorous context, what does 'facetious' mean?
30. What does 'creative process' mean?
31. Which term describes an exact copy or reproduction of an original work?
32. Which word means 'one who leads the way in fashion or ideas'?
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