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 |
|---|---|
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| miscreant | unbelieving |