GRE Word List

PASTICHE

a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work

The meaning of the word pastiche is a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work.

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WordMeaning
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
propulsivetending or having power to propel
traverseto go or travel across or over
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed
incognitowith one's identity concealed
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food