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 |
|---|---|
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
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| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| congruent | congruous |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |