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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| garnish | decorate |
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| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
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| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
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