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 |
|---|---|
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| reverie | daydream |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |