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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WordMeaning
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
stentorianextremely loud
salubriousfavorable to or promoting health or well-being
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
blisscomplete happiness
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm