GRE Word List
PARODY
a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
The meaning of the word parody is a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| quorum | a select group |
| ramification | branch |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| brink | edge |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |