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 |
|---|---|
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| 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 |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| debonair | suave |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |