GRE Word List
STANZA
division of a poem (composed of two or more lines)
The meaning of the word stanza is division of a poem (composed of two or more lines).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| putrid | decayed and foul-smelling; foul; rotten; decayed; N. putridity |
| absolute | complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism |
| refuse | anything discarded or rejected as worthless; trash |
| tenancy | possession of land or building by rent; period of a tenant's occupancy |
| cross | bad-tempered; showing ill-humor; angry |
| ethnic | relating to races |
| lateral | of or coming from the side |
| pose | assume a particular posture; put forward; present; affect a particular attitude (to impress others); Ex. pose a threat; N. |
| rustic | pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person |
| impending | nearing; approaching; about to happen |
