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
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
adeptthoroughly proficient : expert
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
repositorya place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
combustiblecapable of combustion