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 |
|---|---|
| effete | no longer fertile |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| unsavory | insipid |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |