GRE Word List

PROSODY

the study of versification

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

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depravitya corrupt act or practice
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
sanctiona formal decree
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
demisedeath
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
nutritionthe act or process of nourishing or being nourished