GRE Word List
SATIRE
a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
The meaning of the word satire is a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| categorical | absolute |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |