GRE Word List
LAMPOON
satire
The meaning of the word lampoon is satire.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seemly | good-looking |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |