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 |
|---|---|
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |