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 |
|---|---|
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |