GRE Word List
LAMPOON
satire
The meaning of the word lampoon is satire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |