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 |
|---|---|
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| cue | the letter q |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |