GRE Word List

LAMPOON

satire

The meaning of the word lampoon is satire.

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WordMeaning
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
ravagean act or practice of ravaging
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged
rousinggiving rise to excitement : stirring
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting