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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plauditan act or round of applause
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
detonationthe action or process of detonating
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff