GRE Word List

PROSODY

the study of versification

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

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embossto raise the surface of into bosses
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
combustiblecapable of combustion
sleekslick
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)