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 |
|---|---|
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |