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 |
|---|---|
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |