GRE Word List

PROSODY

the study of versification

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

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WordMeaning
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
respitea period of temporary delay
conversanthaving knowledge or experience
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
discomposeto destroy the composure of
compileto compose out of materials from other documents
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
parlancespeech
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college