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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |