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 |
|---|---|
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| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
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| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |