GRE Word List

CARICATURE

exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics

The meaning of the word caricature is exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics.

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WordMeaning
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
remittancea sum of money remitted
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
denigrateto attack the reputation of : defame
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
frolicsomefull of gaiety : playful