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
pungentsharply painful
courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
garnerto gather into storage
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless
durationcontinuance in time
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
sportivefrolicsome
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur