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 |
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| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| dissension | disagreement |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
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| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
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| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |