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 |
|---|---|
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| unfrock | defrock |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |