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 |
|---|---|
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |