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 |
|---|---|
| hallowed | holy |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |