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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
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| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| collected | gathered together |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
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