GRE Word List
PROSODY
the study of versification
The meaning of the word prosody is the study of versification.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| calorific | caloric |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |