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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| hirsute | hairy |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |