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 |
|---|---|
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |