mock

/mɒk/noun

A copy of something, usually not as good as the real thing.

Example sentences

“The students sat a mock before the real exam in June.”
“The designers built a cardboard mock of the new kitchen layout.”

As an adjective it means practice or imitation: a mock exam, mock outrage.

Related words

modemA device that converts computer data into signals that can travel over a telephone line, and back again, so computers can connect to each other.mitigateTo make something bad less serious, painful, or harmful.moderateA person whose views, especially political ones, sit in the middle rather than at either extreme.miseryA state of great suffering or deep unhappiness, in body or in mind.modestNot showing off about your own success or abilities; humble.miserlyUnwilling to spend money; holding on to it too tightly, like a miser.