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
diversediffering from one another : unlike
pluckto pull or pick off or out
knavea tricky deceitful fellow
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
propellantcapable of propelling
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
prosodythe study of versification
trampto walk, tread, or step especially heavily