noun a group of related lines in a poem that are separated typographically from other similar groups and that often have a regular meter and rhyme scheme.The poem is composed of three…
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slander
noun a false statement or statements made to hurt someone’s reputation, or the act of making such statements.I can’t believe the newspaper published that slander. See the full entry
irony
noun a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and…
conviction
noun the process or act of finding a person guilty of a crime or misdemeanor.The prosecution was unable to present enough evidence to bring about a conviction in the case. See the…
cadaverous
adjective of or resembling a corpse; pale and thin or emaciated.Starvation had given him a cadaverous appearance. See the full entry