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 |
|---|---|
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |