GRE Word List
LAMPOON
satire
The meaning of the word lampoon is satire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |