GRE Word List
ELEGY
poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac
The meaning of the word elegy is poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac.
Random words
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|---|---|
| prone | inclined to; likely to (suffer); prostrate; lying with the front downward; Ex. prone to disease/make mistakes; Ex. accident-prone |
| crochet | make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle; N. CF. crotchet |
| sear | burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither |
| amputate | cut off part of body; prune (a limb) |
| authoritarian | subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father |
| privation | lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; want; CF. deprive |
| restitution | returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss, damage, or injury |
| denomination | religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic |
| proviso | stipulation; condition in an agreement; provision |
| nugatory | worthless; futile |
