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 |
|---|---|
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| residual | remainder |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| plait | pleat |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |