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 |
|---|---|
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| fuddle | booze |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |