GRE Word List
LAMPOON
satire
The meaning of the word lampoon is satire.
Random words
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blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
apiarist | beekeeper |
inadvertently | unintentional |
proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |