GRE Word List

LAMPOON

satire

The meaning of the word lampoon is satire.

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temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
credentialwarranting credit or confidence
extolto praise highly : glorify
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
acrimoniousangry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face