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 |
|---|---|
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| dynamo | generator |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| acclaim | applaud |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |