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 |
|---|---|
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| passe | past one's prime |