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 |
|---|---|
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |