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 |
|---|---|
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| raiment | clothing |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |