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

WordMeaning
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
ogleto glance with amorous invitation or challenge
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
daisa raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration