GRE Word List
LAMPOON
satire
The meaning of the word lampoon is satire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |