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 |
|---|---|
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |