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 |
|---|---|
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |