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 |
|---|---|
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| sheer | unqualified |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |