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 |
|---|---|
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| replicate | duplicate |
| forebears | ancestor |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| comestible | edible |