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.

Random words

WordMeaning
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric