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

WordMeaning
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
sleeperone that sleeps
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing
enhanceheighten
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
aromaticof, relating to, or having aroma:
marginthe part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter