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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| rotunda | a round building |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |