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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |