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 |
|---|---|
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| addle | rotten |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |