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
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
chasteinnocent of unlawful sexual intercourse
ricketyaffected with rickets
atypicalnot typical : irregular
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
callousbeing hardened and thickened
egregiousconspicuous