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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ruse | a wily subterfuge |
lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |