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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preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
venoma 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
serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
environencircle
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
biennialoccurring every two years
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