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 |
|---|---|
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |