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 |
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| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |