GRE Word List
LAMPOON
satire
The meaning of the word lampoon is satire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |