GRE Word List
LAMPOON
ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution
The meaning of the word lampoon is ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution.
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|---|---|
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| yen | strong desire; longing; urge; Ex. yen for travel |
| febrile | feverish |
| opaque | dark; not transparent; N. opacity |
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| tickle | touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please |
| worldly | engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual; of the material world |
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| respiration | breathing; exhalation; ADJ. respiratory |
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