GRE Word List
PARODY
humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty; V.
The meaning of the word parody is humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty; V..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transport | strong emotion; rapture; Ex. in a transport/transports of; V: move to strong emotion; enrapture |
| collaborate | work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy |
| ecliptic | path of the sun and the planets |
| disperse | scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd |
| solvent | substance that dissolves another; ADJ: capable of dissolving another substance |
| stamp | step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal; shape with a die; characterize; Ex. machine stamping out car bodies; Ex. newspaper stamping him as a liar; N. stamping; implement used to stamp; impression stamped; mark; Ex. Her remarks bear the stamp of truth. |
| trappings | outward decorations; ornaments (as an outward sign of rank) |
| creep | move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly; N. |
| aperture | opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light |
| spoonerism | accidental transposition of sounds in successive words; Ex. ``Let me sew you to your sheet'' for ``Let me show you to your seat''; CF. William Spooner |