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.

Random words

WordMeaning
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
consolean architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
dankunpleasantly moist or wet
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain