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 |
|---|---|
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |