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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| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
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| prosody | the study of versification |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| conceit | favorable opinion |