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.

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WordMeaning
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
vixena female fox
absolutefree from imperfection : perfect
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans