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 |
|---|---|
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| scourge | whip |
| congruent | congruous |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| brazen | made of brass |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
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