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 |
|---|---|
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| raspy | harsh |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |