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 |
|---|---|
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| brink | edge |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |