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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| nib | bill |