GRE Word List
PROSODY
the study of versification
The meaning of the word prosody is the study of versification.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |