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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |