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 |
|---|---|
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| billowing | wave |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| noisome | noxious |
| influx | a coming in |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |