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
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
frolicsomefull of gaiety : playful
enterprisea project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky