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 |
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| pugilist | fighter |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |