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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WordMeaning
emetican agent that induces vomiting
dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
irateroused to ire
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness