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 |
|---|---|
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| commune | talk over |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| gnarl | snarl |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |