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 |
|---|---|
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |