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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inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
protuberance | something that is protuberant |
rift | fissure |
holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |