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
rejuvenateto make young or youthful again : give new vigor to
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture