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 |
|---|---|
| reverberate | reflect |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |