GRE Word List
STANZA
division of a poem (composed of two or more lines)
The meaning of the word stanza is division of a poem (composed of two or more lines).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allude | refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference |
| sunder | separate; part; CF. asunder |
| suffocate | die or kill from lack of air; suppress |
| impeach | charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility |
| virulent | (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous; (of a feeling) hostile; bitter; N. virulence; CF. virus; CF. venom |
| retinue | following; attendants |
| pulpit | raised platform used in preaching (in a church) |
| rake | immoral or dissolute person |
| attire | clothe; N: clothing; array; apparel |
| ancestry | family descent; ADJ. ancestral |
