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 |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| oversee | survey |