GRE Word List

DENOUEMENT

the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work

The meaning of the word denouement is the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work.

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WordMeaning
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
unconscionableshockingly unfair or unjust
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
muralof, relating to, or resembling a wall
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
gesticulationthe act of making gestures
dramaa composition (see composition
punitiveinflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate