GRE Word List
PROSODY
the study of versification
The meaning of the word prosody is the study of versification.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |