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 |
|---|---|
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |