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 |
|---|---|
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |