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
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
bogwet spongy ground
recipientone that receives : receiver
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
environencircle
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
detachedstanding by itself : separate
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy