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

WordMeaning
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
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masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
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overweeningarrogant
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ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way
garnishdecorate
modulateto tune to a key or pitch