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 |
|---|---|
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |