GRE Word List
PROSODY
the study of versification
The meaning of the word prosody is the study of versification.
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| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| mandate | an authoritative command |