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 |
|---|---|
| occident | west |
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| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
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| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
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| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| polity | political organization |