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
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
quenchput out
facileeasily accomplished or attained
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
retrenchcut down