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
componenta constituent part : ingredient
verbatimin the exact words : word for word
advertto turn the mind or attention
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
rostruman ancient Roman platform for public orators
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle