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 |
|---|---|
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| upright | perpendicular |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
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