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Travesty

travesty

To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous. I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his roman toga, but under the cruel shears of an english tailor. (Bentley)

Origin: Travestied; Travesting.


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Ham Sandwich?!

A ham sandwich of just bread and ham is a travesty...

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by kotoreru
Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:03 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ham Sandwich?!
Replies: 5
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enzymes again..

... the more enzyme your going to need! i hope that helps make more sense to you but i would still look in a textbook, if yours doesnt thats a travesty to biology!! throw that out and complain to your teacher :-P lol good luck

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by nugget
Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:25 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: enzymes again..
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The Fiber Disease

... after being turned down for the third time by your HMO for an operation they should be paying for, do you ever think to yourself, "Now THIS travesty should be in that 'Sicko' movie!"? Or maybe you've just been told that your father is going to have to just, well, die because he can't ...

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by yet again
Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:48 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
Views: 748893


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