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 |
|---|---|
| blackball | to vote against |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| approbation | commendation |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |