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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antecedeprecede
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
pulpitan elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
gullibleeasily duped or cheated
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring