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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| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |