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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chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
noveltysomething new or unusual
peregrinationto travel especially on foot : walk
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack