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 |
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| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
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| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |