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 |
|---|---|
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| opus | work |