GRE Word List

PROSODY

the study of versification

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

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outwitto get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
lacklusterlacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull
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hilarityboisterous merriment or laughter
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
rallyto muster for a common purpose