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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |