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 |
|---|---|
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |