GRE vocabulary
Simulacrum
An image or representation of someone or something; an unsatisfactory imitation or substitute.
Example
"The artist created a simulacrum of reality, blurring the lines between the genuine and the fake."
Etymology
From Latin 'simulacrum' meaning 'likeness, image, statue,' from 'simulare' meaning 'to copy, represent.'
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