GRE Word List
PROSODY
the study of versification
The meaning of the word prosody is the study of versification.
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| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| debonair | suave |
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| invalidate | to make invalid |
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| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
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