GRE Word List
STANZA
a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
The meaning of the word stanza is a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
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| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
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| laceration | the act of lacerating |
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