GRE Word List

LAMPOON

satire

The meaning of the word lampoon is satire.

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WordMeaning
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated
repineto feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
mischancebad luck
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
artifactsa usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity