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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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anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
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percussionthe act of percussing: such as
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
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partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage