GRE Word List

DRAMA

a composition (see composition

The meaning of the word drama is a composition (see composition.

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WordMeaning
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
rileto make agitated and angry : upset
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
jocosegiven to joking : merry
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one
betrothto promise to marry