GRE Word List
STANZA
a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
The meaning of the word stanza is a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| succor | relief |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| haggard | not tamed |
| license | permission to act |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |