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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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WordMeaning
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth
ferventvery hot : glowing
cessiona yielding to another : concession
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
billowwave
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as