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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| Word | Meaning |
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| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |