GRE Word List
CARICATURE
distortion; burlesque
The meaning of the word caricature is distortion; burlesque.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| orient | get one's bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate |
| imbroglio | complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil |
| verve | enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition); liveliness; vigor |
| concentric | having a common center |
| proselytize | (induce someone to) convert to a religion or belief; N. proselyte: new convert to a doctrine or religion |
| holocaust | destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust |
| affidavit | written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law) |
| bane | posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous |
| diverse | differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. diversity: variety; dissimilitude; lack of resemblance |
| grandeur | impressiveness; stateliness; majesty |
