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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| raspy | harsh |
| growl | rumble |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |