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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| consort | associate |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| douse | to plunge into water |