GRE Word List
BURLESQUE
a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
The meaning of the word burlesque is a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
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| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| dolt | a stupid person |
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| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| farce | stuff |
