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 |
|---|---|
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |