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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |