GRE Word List
TRAVESTY
a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
The meaning of the word travesty is a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |