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 |
|---|---|
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
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| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
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| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
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| refrain | curb |