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 |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| guileless | innocent |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| prattle | prate |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |