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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exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
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piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
conveyancethe action of conveying
mustyimpaired by damp or mildew : moldy
accessiblecapable of being reached
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection