GRE Word List
DOGGEREL
loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect
The meaning of the word doggerel is loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect.
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preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
environ | encircle |
fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
biennial | occurring every two years |
ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |