GRE Word List

PROSODY

the study of versification

The meaning of the word prosody is the study of versification.

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dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
glazeto furnish or fit with glass
ployescapade
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
esteemthe regard in which one is held
upbraidto criticize severely : find fault with
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another