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 |
|---|---|
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |