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
headlongheadfirst
waketo be or remain awake
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
amokan episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge
titlethe distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production
combustiblecapable of combustion
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless