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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| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| vixen | a female fox |
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| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |