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 |
|---|---|
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
