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 |
|---|---|
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| haven | harbor |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| finished | entirely done |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |