GRE Word List
MADRIGAL
a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
The meaning of the word madrigal is a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| demerit | offense |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| fabricate | invent |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |