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
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
discomposeto destroy the composure of
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
sleekslick
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
aspersiona false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation