prosody

Day 20Level 2

PROS-uh-dee

versification

study of versification

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

metrics, poetry

Antonyms:

prose

Example Sentence:

Fred is an expert in prosody which involves speech and its rhythms, intonations and stresses.

Related Words

abolish

AB-roh-gayt

to abolish by authority

make worse

AG-ruh-veyt

make worse; irritate

generous

buh-NEF-uh-suhnt

showing kindness ; generous

rupture

breech

opening, rupture

shaping tool

CHIZ-uhl

steel tool for shaping materials

patronizing behavior

kon-duh-SEN-shuhn

patronizingly superior behavior or attitude.