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 |
|---|---|
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |