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 |
|---|---|
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| preamble | an introductory statement |
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| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
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| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| thespian | actor |
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