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 |
|---|---|
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |