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
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
drasticacting rapidly or violently
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
deviouswandering
imbalancelack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise