GRE Word List
DENOUEMENT
the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
The meaning of the word denouement is the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work.
Random words
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|---|---|
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
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| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| oversee | survey |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
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