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 |
|---|---|
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |