GRE Word List
CARICATURE
distortion; burlesque
The meaning of the word caricature is distortion; burlesque.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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discrete | separate; unconnected |
finery | beautiful clothes for a special occasion |
tribunal | court of justice |
bravado | swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery |
hypercritical | excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities) |
transparent | permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected; obvious; clear; Ex. transparent lie |
quibble | minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil |
pushy | disagreeably aggressive |
miserly | stingy; mean |
pandemic | widespread; affecting the majority of people; N: pandemic disease; CF. all people |