GRE Word List
PROSODY
the study of versification
The meaning of the word prosody is the study of versification.
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| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
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| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
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