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
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avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
oversee | survey |
puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |