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
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
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fetefestival
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts