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
cemeterya burial ground
mealymouthednot plain and straightforward : devious
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
wagto be in motion : stir
retainto keep in possession or use
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality