GRE Word List
PROSODY
the study of versification
The meaning of the word prosody is the study of versification.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| imbue | endow |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |