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
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
provenanceorigin
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
cavalcadea procession (see procession
enhanceheighten
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
pulchritudephysical comeliness
mutedbeing mute : silent