GRE Word List
LAMPOON
satire
The meaning of the word lampoon is satire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| appease | pacify |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |