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 |
|---|---|
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |