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limerick

nounCommon GRE wordMore L words

a humorous five-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme

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Limerick in a sentence

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She composed a clever limerick to roast the guest of honor at the party.

Synonyms
versedittypoemrhyme
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Reviewers noted that the novelist, once known for blank prose, had pared her sentences down until scarcely a superfluous word remained.

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Limerick (noun) means a humorous five-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme
Here is limerick used in an example sentence: "She composed a clever limerick to roast the guest of honor at the party."
Common synonyms for limerick include verse, ditty, poem, rhyme.
Limerick is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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