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 |
|---|---|
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| haggard | not tamed |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |