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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |