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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WordMeaning
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
askewout of line : at an angle
blueslow spirits : melancholy
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
unanimitythe quality or state of being unanimous
parcheddeprived of natural moisture
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses