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.
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| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
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