GRE Word List
ELEGY
a poem in elegiac couplets
The meaning of the word elegy is a poem in elegiac couplets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |