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.
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rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
nullify | to make null (see null |
meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |