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
componenta constituent part : ingredient
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
acquittala setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process
obsessivetending to cause obsession
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
legislaturea body of persons having the power to legislate
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data