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 |
|---|---|
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| haven | harbor |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |