GRE Word List

LAMPOON

satire

The meaning of the word lampoon is satire.

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ensconceshelter
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
collagean artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface
relican object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company