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 |
|---|---|
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |