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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |