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 |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| cipher | zero |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |