GRE Word List
PROSODY
the study of versification
The meaning of the word prosody is the study of versification.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| colloquy | conversation |