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 |
|---|---|
| addle | rotten |
| pliant | pliable |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |