GRE Word List
ELEGY
a poem in elegiac couplets
The meaning of the word elegy is a poem in elegiac couplets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| raspy | harsh |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |