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 |
|---|---|
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |