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 |
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selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
provenance | origin |
patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
enhance | heighten |
engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
pulchritude | physical comeliness |
muted | being mute : silent |