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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WordMeaning
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
valorstrength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
codifyto reduce to a code
rostera roll or list of personnel
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly