GRE Word List
PROSODY
the study of versification
The meaning of the word prosody is the study of versification.
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dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
pantomime | pantomimist |
gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |