GRE Word List

LAMPOON

satire

The meaning of the word lampoon is satire.

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WordMeaning
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid