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 |
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| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |