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 |
|---|---|
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| regime | regimen |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |