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
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
dyspepticindigestion
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
mediumsomething in a middle position
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
transpireto take place : go on
choreographythe art of symbolically representing dancing