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 |
|---|---|
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |