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 |
|---|---|
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |