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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| stringent | tight |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |