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 |
|---|---|
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| condign | deserved |
| postulate | demand |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |