GRE Word List
PROSODY
the study of versification
The meaning of the word prosody is the study of versification.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| congruent | congruous |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| exploit | deed |