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 |
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| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
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| militate | to have weight or effect |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
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| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
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