GRE Word List
PROSODY
the study of versification
The meaning of the word prosody is the study of versification.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |