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 |
|---|---|
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |