GRE Word List

PROSODY

the study of versification

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

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predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
expoundto set forth : state
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
auxiliaryoffering or providing help
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated