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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talismanan object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
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penchanta strong and continued inclination
dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
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