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

WordMeaning
celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
overblownpast the prime of bloom
giddydizzy
coiffurea style or manner of arranging the hair
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
wrenchto move with a violent twist
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
symmetrybalanced proportions