GRE Word List

PROSODY

the study of versification

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

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toxiccontaining or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation
transcendentaltranscendent
understateto represent as less than is the case
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
turmoila state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back