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
steeplofty
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
pantomimepantomimist
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
anodyneserving to alleviate pain
daubto cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster
censora person who supervises conduct and morals: such as
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided