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 |
|---|---|
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |