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 |
|---|---|
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| dull | tedious |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| warrant | sanction |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |