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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
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| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
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