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.

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WordMeaning
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
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swillwash
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
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