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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| courier | messenger |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |