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
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
decreean order usually having the force of law
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
avidcharacterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as