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 |
|---|---|
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |