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 |
|---|---|
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
