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 |
|---|---|
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| fell | skin |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| vertex | the top of the head |