GRE Word List

SONNET

a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme

The meaning of the word sonnet is a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme.

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WordMeaning
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
passiveacted upon by an external agency
blunderto move unsteadily or confusedly
lopean easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
combustiblecapable of combustion
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary