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
briman upper or outer margin : verge
grudgingunwilling
rescindto take away : remove
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
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lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
complementsomething that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
comaa state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison