GRE Word List
PROSODY
the study of versification
The meaning of the word prosody is the study of versification.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |