GRE Word List
LAMPOON
satire
The meaning of the word lampoon is satire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| engender | beget |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |