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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |