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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WordMeaning
veerto change direction or course
divaprima donna
comprehensivecovering completely or broadly : inclusive
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
opprobriumsomething that brings disgrace