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 |
|---|---|
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |