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 |
|---|---|
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |