GRE Word List
PROSODY
the study of versification
The meaning of the word prosody is the study of versification.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| antecede | precede |