GRE Word List
DIRGE
a song or hymn of grief or lamentation
The meaning of the word dirge is a song or hymn of grief or lamentation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
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| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
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| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |