GRE Word List

PROSODY

the study of versification

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

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harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
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consanguineousof the same blood or origin
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