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 |
|---|---|
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| imbue | endow |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |