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
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
humilityfreedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
residualremainder
founderone that founds or establishes
perforateto make a hole through
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
nefariousflagrantly wicked or impious : evil
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration