GRE Word List
PROSAIC
characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
The meaning of the word prosaic is characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| mendicant | beggar |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| laud | praise |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |