GRE Word List
SATIRICAL
using satire; mocking
The meaning of the word satirical is using satire; mocking.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; Ex. tentative agreement/reply |
| tender | offer formally; extend; Ex. tender one's resignation/the exact fare; N: formal offer; money; Ex. legal tender; ADJ: young and vulnerable; sensitive to the touch; sore; soft; delicate; Ex. child of tender years; Ex. tender wound |
| revoke | cancel; retract; CF. irrevocable |
| distort | twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion |
| contaminate | pollute |
| ferment | agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble) |
| subdue | less intense; quieter; Ex. subdued lighting; Ex. subdue: conquer; make less intense; quiet; Ex. subdue one's anger |
| humus | substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil |
| visceral | felt in one's inner organs; N. viscera: internal body organs; CF. eviscerate |
| touchstone | stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard |
