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 |
|---|---|
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |