GRE Word List
RHAPSODY
a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation
The meaning of the word rhapsody is a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| license | permission to act |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |