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

WordMeaning
polyglotone who is polyglot
inanimatenot animate:
connivancethe act of conniving
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
recastto cast again
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
onusburden
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
emollientmaking soft or supple
remittancea sum of money remitted