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 |
|---|---|
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |