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.

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WordMeaning
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
jibeto be in accord : agree
demisedeath
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
pluckto pull or pick off or out