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
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
equityjustice according to natural law or right
culpritone accused of or charged with a crime
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows