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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |