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 |
|---|---|
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |