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 |
|---|---|
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| defer | put off |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |