GRE Word List

GENRE

a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content

The meaning of the word genre is a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content.

Random words

WordMeaning
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
zealota zealous person
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
hurlrush
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable