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 |
|---|---|
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
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| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
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| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
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