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 |
|---|---|
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
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| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
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| farce | stuff |
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