GRE Word List

PROSODY

the study of versification

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

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incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
effusionan act of effusing
siltloose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
relegateto send into exile : banish
fraughtfull of or accompanied by something specified
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
tartagreeably sharp or acid to the taste
commemorativeintended as a commemoration