GRE Word List
PROSODY
the study of versification
The meaning of the word prosody is the study of versification.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intermediary | mediator |
| tome | book |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |