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 |
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| avow | to declare assuredly |
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| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
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| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |