GRE Word List

ELEGY

a poem in elegiac couplets

The meaning of the word elegy is a poem in elegiac couplets.

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WordMeaning
medleya musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
brackishsomewhat salty
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation
delveexcavate
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
acrimoniousangry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner