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 |
|---|---|
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |