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 |
|---|---|
| comestible | edible |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |