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 |
|---|---|
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |