GRE Word List

PROSODY

the study of versification

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

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laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
escapadea usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
degradationthe act or process of degrading
mandatean authoritative command