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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| scourge | whip |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |