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 |
|---|---|
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |