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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| historic | historical |
| diva | prima donna |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |