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 |
|---|---|
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |