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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| pedagogue | teacher |